• On Tuesday, August 16th from 4 to 6 p.m., under an open-air tent at The Preserve at Chocorua, GMCG will host a gathering to recognize 25 years of research, education, advocacy and land conservation protecting the Ossipee Watershed for future generations. The themes of this event will be friendship, appreciation, and community. Light fare and […]

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  • Tuesday, March 15: Salamander Crossing Brigade Volunteer Training 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. on Zoom. As the earth thaws and spring rains drench New Hampshire, thousands of amphibians migrate to vernal pools to breed. Sadly, many are killed when their journeys take them across roads. Every year, the Harris Center trains community scientists to serve on Salamander […]

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  • Conservation in the Pristine Paradise of Palau Presentation by Nels Liljedahl of the Natural Resources Conservation Service Wednesday, March 23, 2022 from 5 to 6pm on Zoom   In 2020 and 2021, Nels Liljedahl temporarily left his position of District Conservationist in the NRCS Conway Field Office to work in this remote island archipelago in […]

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  • “Found Art: Recycled Plastic Sculpture” classes at Conway Public Library beginning February 10 This winter, artist Kristy Foster Carbone and Green Mountain Conservation Group (GMCG) will be hosting an art class and scientific exploration opportunity for kids focused on plastic. The class will be held in the Conway Public Library multipurpose room every other Thursday […]

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  • We are so excited to share that Green Mountain Conservationgroup has been selected to be a part of the Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program, which is designed to make it easy for customers to contribute to their local community while supporting the environment. For the month of December, 2021, each time a $2.50 reusable Community Bag is […]

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  • Wild Mushrooms of Fall with the New Hampshire Mushroom Company’s Stephanie Doyle Saturday, October 9 from 2-3pm at the Blue Heron House Join mushroom enthusiast Stephanie Doyle to develop skills and learn the correct tools to identify mushrooms. Stephanie will teach which mushrooms are edible, poisonous and common where we live.  Stephanie Doyle will go over a few mushroom basics and discuss the rules of mycophagy. Not […]

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  • RIVERS Training Sessions GMCG will be holding two in person training sessions for the RIVERS Program on April 24th and April 29th from 10-12. Learn or refresh your skills on how to collect data for the RIVERS (Regional Interstate for the Volunteers & Ecosystems of the Saco) program.  The training is required for new recruits, […]

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  • RIVERS Information Session  Come join Jill Emerson, Project Manager for the RIVERS (Regional Interstate Volunteers for the Ecosystems & Rivers of the Saco) program to learn about this long-running citizen science program. Started in 2002 as a joint venture between Green Mountain Conservation Group and the Saco River Corridor Commission, the program samples sites throughout […]

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  • Less Plastic Challenge Winners! Why up-cycle and reuse plastic? Every bit of plastic that has ever been created still exists. It poisons our oceans, food chains and water supplies. Single-use and disposable plastic packaging has a general use time of 10 minutes or less. Globally, more than 1 billion plastic bags are used every minute. […]

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